Drapery plaiter and support



Dec. 21, 1943. G, PlCKERlNG 2,337,408'

DRAPERY PLEATER AND SUPPORT Filed Feb. 24, 194s Patented Dec. Z1, 1943UNITED STATES FTENT' OFFICE DRAPEBY PLAITER. AND SUPPORT GlenroyPickering, Parkersburg, W. Va.

Application February 24, 1943, Serial No. 476,973

4 Claims. '('CL U50- 84) This invention relates to curtain or drapeholders, the primary object of the invention being to provide means forsupporting curtains or drapes in such a way that folds are provided, theconstruction of the hanger or support being such that the folds will beaccurately and artistically arranged.

Another object of the invention is to provide a curtain or draperysupport which will clamp the material of which the curtain or drapery isformed, thereby eliminating the use of pins or other sharp pointedinstruments in securingr the curtain or drapery, and at the same timeeliminating any possibility of damaging the curtain or drapery bypiercing the cloth material.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a curtain or draperysupport which may be attached to the curtain or drapery, and thenfinally positioned over a suitable supporting rod, where the holder orsupport will be securely held in position.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of oonstruction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein described, may be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevation View partly broken away, illustrating a curtainor drape secured to the support.

Figure 2 is a plan thereof.

Figure 3 is a sectional View taken on line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a fragmental detail view, illustrating the roughened curtainor drape engaging surface of the holder.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the holder comprises a length ofsemi-yieldable material bent intermediate its ends, providing a centralsection e which has a rearwardly and downwardly extended portion tproviding a hook or support adapted to be positioned over a supportingrod, such as indicated at 1, for holding the support in position over awindow ledge or frame.

At opposite sides of the central portion 5, are formed loops S which areconstructed by extending the material laterally and rearwardly, as at 9,and then bringing the material forwardly forming a loop it, and finallyextending one side of the loop Il, rearwardly and laterally as at I2.These portions of the loop are spaced apart, so that the cloth materialof which the curtain or drapery is formed, may be positionedtherebetween, as clearly shown by Figure 2.

When the cloth material, which in the present showing is indicated atI3, is positioned on the support, it will be seen that folds, areprovided, and the curtain or drape is securely held by the grippingaction of the loops, to the end that pins or other fastening devicescommonly used in drape supports, are unnecessary.

It might be further stated that in using the hanger, the curtain ordrape is positioned over the support, and portions of the curtain ordrape are forced between the members of the various loops, in a manneras shown by Figure 2 of the drawing. On positioning the curtain ordrape, the members of the loops are spread apart so that the sides ofthe loops will grip the curtain or drape, owing to the yieldablequalities of the material of which the holder is constructed, to the endthat the curtain or drape will be securely held in the desired position.

In order to further increase the gripping qualitities of the holder, theclamp engaging surfaces of the holder are roughened, as at lll, to biteinto the clamped material.

When using the curtain or drape holder, the curtain or drape may bereadily positioned within the holder, and after the desired folds havebeen made and the holder positioned, the holder may be readilypositioned over the usual curtain rod, as indicated by Figure 2 of thedrawing. This holder also permits the drape to be slid along the curtainrod to the desired position, without danger of disrupting the folds.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. A drapery support comprising a body formed of a length of yieldablematerial and formed with a central loop, a hook extending rearwardly anddownwardly from the central loop and adapted to be hooked over a curtainrod, and a plurality of lateral loops formed integral with the body andpresenting gripping surfaces between the loops adapted to grip a drapepositioned between the gripping surfaces of the loops.

2. A drapery support comprising a body formed of a length of yieldablematerial and comprising a central loop, a hook extending rearwardly anddownwardly from the open edge of the central loop and adapted to bepositioned over a supporting rod, portions of the body extendinglaterally providing lateral loops, the walls of the loops being spacedapart providing gripping surfaces adapted to grip a drape positionedbetween said walls of the loops, providing pleats in the drapepositioned over the support.

3. A drapery support comprising a body formed of a, length of yieldablemetal comprising a central loop, a hook extending rearwardly anddownwardly from the upper edge of the central loop and adapted to bepositioned over a curtain supporting rod, substantially wide loopportions extending laterally from the central loop'and presentingdrapery gripping members adapted to grip the drape positioned therein,providing pleats inj Y the drape.

4. A drapery support comprising a body formed of a length of yieldablemetal comprising a central loop, a hook extending rearwardly anddownwardly from the upper edge of the central loop, portions of thelength of the yieldable metal being extended forwardly and laterallywith respect to the central loop, providing lateral loops, portions ofthe lateral loops being spaced from the central loop providing grippingsurfaces adapted to grip .a drape positioned therebetween, and saidlateral loops presenting gripping surfaces adapted to grip the drape atopposite sides of the central loop, providing pleats in the drape.

GLENROY PICKERING.

